Exploding onto our screens in January Dancing with the Stars unveils the promo for 2025

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RT has unveiled an exclusive first look at the new Dancing with the Stars promo trailer for the eighth series, providing a glimpse into the glitz, glamour and fireworks that await in the new year. Dancing with the Stars returns on Sunday January 5th on RT One and RT Player.

Filling our Sunday evenings with glitter and spellbinding dance performances, the new series will once again see eleven well-known figures team up with eleven professional dancers to perform a live routine every week.

The eleven celebrities vying for the glitterball trophy this year are: Olympic gold medalist and gymnast Rhys McClenaghan, Ireland AM presenter Elaine Crowley, celebrity chef Kevin Dundon, actress Yasmin Seky, social media star Kayleigh Trappe, meteorologist Joanna Donnelly, Eurovision singer Mickey Joe Harte, Irish taekwondo Olympian Jack Woolley, comedian Gear id Farrelly, Mrs. Brown's Boys actor Danny O'Carroll and former Miss Universe Ireland, Aishah Akorede.

Four new professional dancers, Maciej Zieba, Rebecca Scott, Daniela Roze and Alex Vladimirov join returning dancers Robert Rowi ski, Simone Arena, Ervinas Merfeldas, Laura Nolan, Stephen Vincent, Denys Samson and Salome Chachua.

The glitz, glamour, and nail-biting competition will all unfold when the new season returns to RT One and RT Player next month.

Dancing with the Stars will be hosted by Jennifer Zamparelli and Doireann Garrihy again this season. The two-time Dancing with the Stars winner and professional dancer Karen Byrne will join the judging panel in 2025 alongside longstanding judges Loraine Barry, Brian Redmond and Arthur Gourounlian.

The new series of Dancing with the Stars begins on RT One and RT Player at 6:30pm on Sunday January 5th.

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Date: Monday December 23rd 2024

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCSHbH28Tlk

Photography credit: Barry McCall

RT Communications: Rayna Connery and adaoin Nic Giolla ChomhaillNotes to Editor:

ABOUT DANCING WITH THE STARS 2025

Filling our Sunday evenings with glitz and glamour from January, the RT One series sees 11 well-known figures team up with a professional dancer to perform a live routine every week. Each pairing will have a different dancing genre to master every week, from the Charleston to hip hop, and they'll have just seven days to perfect their routine before performing live to the nation.

Each celebrity couple will be scored by an expert panel of four judges and the viewing public at home, with the winning couple claiming the much-coveted glitter ball trophy at the end of the series.

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